]> <div id="magicdomid27"><span class="author-g-6mr641egcblkvz122zhy">Over recent years the Linked Open Data paradigm has gained momentum as a lightweight approach of publishing data resources to and reusing data from the web - be it for commercial or commons-oriented purposes.</span></div> <div id="magicdomid28"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid29"><span class="author-g-6mr641egcblkvz122zhy">PUBLINK</span><span class="author-p-59"> is the </span><strong>Linked Open Data Consultancy</strong><span class="author-p-59"> backed by the consortia of the EU-FP7 <a href="undefined/">LOD2 (Integrated Project)</a> and <a href="http://latc-project.eu">LATC (Support Action)</a> projects. </span><span class="author-p-59"><span class="author-g-6mr641egcblkvz122zhy"><span class="author-p-59"> In order to lower the entrance barrier for potential data publishers, the LOD2 and LATC consortia offer the free </span><strong><span class="author-g-6mr641egcblkvz122zhy">PUBLINK</span></strong><strong><span class="author-p-59"> </span></strong><strong>Linked Open Data Consultancy</strong><span class="author-p-59"><span class="author-p-59"> to up to 5 selected organizations supporting them with the publishing of Linked Open Data with an overall effort of 10-20 days of support from highly skilled Linked Data professionals.</span></span></span></span></div> <div id="magicdomid30"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid31"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Are you a government or government-related organization (administration, research center, agency, …) and in possession of large amounts of data?</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid32"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Is your organization obliged to publish data?</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid33"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Do you have valuable data but lack the financial or technical means to distribute it?</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid34"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Are you convinced that linking, merging or mapping your data with other data sources will increase its value?</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid35"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Do you face inter-organizational data integration challenges?</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid36"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Do you want or need your data to be re-used?</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid37"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Do you already publish tons of data in HTML, spreadsheets, PDFs or proprietary formats?</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid38"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid39"><span class="author-p-59">If you answered YES! to two or more of these questions, you have to continue reading.</span></div> <div id="magicdomid40"><span class="author-p-59"><br /></span></div> <div id="magicdomid41"> <h2><span class="author-p-59 b"><strong>What is Linked Open Data?</strong></span></h2> </div> <div id="magicdomid42"><span class="author-p-59">The Internet as we know it is merely a virtual library where documents are linked to each other, it is a web of documents for humans to read. The W3C-hosted Linking Open Data initiative (LOD, </span><span class="author-p-59 url"><a href="http://esw.w3.org/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData">http://esw.w3.org/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenData</a>)</span><span class="author-p-59"> now aims to extend the ‘web of documents’ with a ‘web of data’ by publishing and interlinking open data sources on the Web based on well-established standards such as RDF and URIs. </span></div> <div id="magicdomid43"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid44"><span class="author-p-59">A web comprising linked data in addition to linked documents brings the advantage that the content becomes machine-readable. Computer and software can interpret the meaning of web content instead of just offering it to the user to read. As a result, more intelligent search engines can combine information from different sources, mash-ups integrating heterogeneous information can be more easily built and many more, currently unforeseen creative uses of information on the web become possible.</span></div> <div id="magicdomid47"><span class="author-p-59">With more than 20 billion facts already published as Linked Open Data (LOD) the Data Web is not just a vision, but becoming reality right now. For example, all BBC programming, Wikipedia as a structured knowledge base (DBpedia) and statistical information  from Eurostat and the US census are, in addition to hundred of other datasets, readily available on the Web of Data.<br />  <br /></span> <h2><span class="author-p-59 b"><strong>Why become a Linked Open Data Starter?</strong></span></h2> </div> <div id="magicdomid50"><span class="author-p-59">The Linked Open Data Starter Service:</span></div> <div id="magicdomid51"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Is the basis for data integration/mapping/linking on the Internet.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid52"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Puts you in pole position for data publishing.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid53"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Empowers the world around you.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid54"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Is the ultimate extension of your role as knowledge center, regulator, publisher.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid55"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Guarantees a huge leap forward in your data distribution strategy without any risks.</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid58"><span class="author-p-59">You will benefit from the technological, juridical, marketing, project and communication experience of the multi-disciplinary LOD2 and LATC teams to make your first steps into the linked open data space a success.<br /> <br /></span></div> <div id="magicdomid59"> <h2><span class="author-p-59 b"><strong>What is the PUBLINK </strong></span><strong><span class="author-p-59"> </span></strong><strong>Linked Open Data Consultancy</strong><span class="author-p-59 b"><strong>?</strong></span></h2> </div> <p><span class="author-p-59">It is a service provided by the EU-supported projects LOD2 and LATC. The ultimate aim of both projects is to lift the emerging Web of Data to the next level. Besides research, development and deployment in the areas linked data management, interlinking, enrichment as well as browsing and authoring LOD2 and LAT</span><span class="author-g-746j1ifo4too1u92">C</span><span class="author-p-59"> aim to substantially extend the publication and use of Linked Data within and beyond the focus domains of E-Government, Media and Enterprise </span><span class="author-g-746j1ifo4too1u92">D</span><span class="author-p-59">ata. PUBLINK</span><span class="author-p-59"> is a service designed to give you maximum value with a minimum of risks. Through a standardized phased approach it allows you to migrate your data to the Internet in a smooth way at your pace.</span></p> <div id="magicdomid62"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid63"><span class="author-p-59 i"><em>PUBLINK</em></span><span class="author-p-59 i"><em> Pathfinder</em></span></div> <div id="magicdomid64"><span class="author-p-59">In a one-day workshop the LOD2/LATC team will crawl through your data together with you. You should have your data or samples of it available and a rough idea of what you want to do with it. At the end of the day the LOD2 team will, together with you, have:</span></div> <div id="magicdomid65"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Defined a high-level specification</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid66"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Defined a high-level plan for next steps,</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid67"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Defined a high-level technical architecture,</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid68"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Assessed risks and challenges,</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid69"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Identified possible non-technical issues to work on (copyright, privacy, security, …).</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid70"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid71"><span class="author-p-59 i"><em>PUBLINK</em></span><span class="author-p-59 i"><em> Kickstart</em></span></div> <div id="magicdomid72"><span class="author-p-59">In a 2-to-5-day mini-project the LOD2/LATC team will support you to bring your data to the internet as linked open data. </span><span class="author-p-59">Basically</span><span class="author-p-59">, you have two options here and you can either select one of them or both:</span></div> <div id="magicdomid73"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59 i"><em>PUBLINK</em></span><span class="author-p-59 i"><em> RDF</em></span><span class="author-p-59">: Linked Data at its core is in fact nothing more than the data published as RDF and then linked to each other. </span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid75"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59 i"><em>PUBLINK</em></span><span class="author-p-59 i"><em> SPARQL endpoint</em></span><span class="author-p-59">: SPARQL is the query language for RDF data, like SQL for relational data bases. SPARQL is designed to answer technical queries for RDF data. </span><span class="author-p-59"><br />To query an RDF Store, a SPARQL endpoint is needed. This is the gateway to the RDF Store through which queries are executed. The web service accepts other formats as well and transforms them into SPARQL.<br /></span><span class="author-p-59">The SPARQL endpoint provides a means for machine-to-machine communication so that the public presence of ESCO data can be fully exploited, and foresees the needs of future web applications.</span><span class="author-p-59"><br />Here are examples of existing SPARQL endpoints: </span><span class="author-p-59 url"><a href="http://esw.w3.org/topic/SparqlEndpoints">http://esw.w3.org/topic/SparqlEndpoints</a></span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid80"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid82"><span class="author-p-59 b"><strong>Target organizations for Linked Open Data Starters</strong></span><span class="author-p-59"> include (but are not limited to):</span></div> <div id="magicdomid84"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Government administrations or agencies, regional, national or European</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid85"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Knowledge center (health, infrastructure, chemical, tax, financial, social, economic, biological, education, labour, …)</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid86"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Bureau for statistics</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid87"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Research centers</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid88"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Enterprises aiming to publish Linked Data</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid89"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid90"> <h2><span class="author-p-59 b"><strong>How to apply for the PUBLINK?</strong></span></h2> </div> <div id="magicdomid92"><span class="author-p-59">In order to apply for PUBLINK, please send the following information (max. 2 pages) to <a href="mailto:publink@lod2.eu">publink@lod2.eu</a>:</span></div> <div id="magicdomid93"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Brief profile of your organization</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid94"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Description of the data you aim to publish (quality, quantity, current format)</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid95"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Potential stakeholders benefiting from publishing your data</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid96"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Envisioned involvement from your side – will you designate staff for supporting the PUBLINK project and being responsible for the maintenance of the data when the PUBLINK project will have terminated<br /></span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid97"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Envisioned licensing model (in general PUBLINK is aimed at publishing under open licenses</span><span class="author-g-z122zz122zl53pxg1t3akwin">, see</span><span class="author-p-59"> </span><span class="author-p-59 url"><a href="http://opendefinition.org/">http://opendefinition.org)</a></span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid99"><span class="author-p-59">After assessment of your application and a possible discussion with you on the value and feasibility of your application, we will select up to five PUBLINK projects for execution.<em><br /><br /></em></span></div> <div id="magicdomid101"> <h2><span class="author-p-59 i">Timeline</span></h2> </div> <div id="magicdomid102"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Application deadline:                   December 20th, 2010</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid103"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Notification of acceptance:         January 30th, 2011</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid104"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">PUBLINK pathfinder period:    February & March 2011</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid105"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">PUBLINK</span><span class="author-p-59"> kickstart period:          April till June 2011</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid106"><span class="author-p-59"> </span></div> <div id="magicdomid107"><span class="author-p-59">For successful PUBLINK projects we will, of course, offer individually negotiable options for a continuing collaboration between (members of) the LOD2 / LATC consortia and your organization.<br /><br /></span></div> <div id="magicdomid110"> <h2><span class="author-p-59 b"><strong>Why work with the LOD2/LATC team?</strong></span></h2> </div> <div id="magicdomid111"><span class="author-p-59">The <a href="WikiArticle/Consortium.html">LOD2 </a>and <a href="http://latc-project.eu">LATC </a>teams </span><span class="author-g-t5ul9s4qh4h1xj6m">are comprised of key individuals instrumental to the creation and bootstrap of Linked Open Data community. These teams </span><span class="author-p-59">have presence </span><span class="author-g-t5ul9s4qh4h1xj6m">across</span><span class="author-p-59"> many European countries. </span><span class="author-g-t5ul9s4qh4h1xj6m">Naturally, they </span><span class="author-p-59">combine years of hands-on experience</span><span class="author-g-t5ul9s4qh4h1xj6m"> with regards to development and deployment</span><span class="author-p-59"> of industrial strength solutions </span><span class="author-g-t5ul9s4qh4h1xj6m">covering</span><span class="author-p-59">:</span></div> <div id="magicdomid112"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Linked Open Data</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid113"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Semantic Technology</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid114"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Publishing</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid115"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Search</span></li> </ul> </div> <div id="magicdomid116"> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li><span class="author-p-59">Advanced database technology</span><span class="author-g-t5ul9s4qh4h1xj6m"><br /></span></li> </ul> </div> 1